Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Zanesville, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1965, 61 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Boy Scouts of America reported income of $736k and spending of $979k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.1m to $736k (-33%), an average of -9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Boy Scouts of America sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nellie Agnew Bechtel Trust ($736k), The Way to Happiness Foundation International ($736k) and Anabaptist World Inc ($735k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $89k (9.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $230k. It paid $3,861 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $174k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 43 employees.